Research Article

Study on the Ground Movement in an Open-Pit Mine in the Case of Combined Surface and Underground Mining

Table 1

Proportions of the physical materials in terms of weight to construct different lithologies in the physical model.

Lithologies in the modelPercentage of the solid materials by weightPercentage of the water over solid materials by weight (%)
Sand (%)Gypsum (%)Lime (%)

Artificial fill87.58.753.7510
Loose soil87.58.753.7510
Weathered sandstone80101010
Sandstone7512.512.510
Clay85.74.31010
No. 4 coal seam83.38.358.3510
Sandy mudstone85.74.31010
Fine sandstone8061410
Siltstone8061410
Malmstone80101010
No. 9 coal seam83.38.358.3510
Mudstone80101010
No. 11 coal seam83.38.358.3510
Medium-fine sandstone757.517.510